Ryan Armbruster
Senior Fellow, Division of Health Policy and Management

Contact Info
Senior Fellow, Division of Health Policy and Management
MHA, University of Minnesota
BA, Physiology, magna cum laude, University of Minnesota
Summary
I oversee the Master of Healthcare Administration executive program, the Healthcare Management Certificate, and development of new educational offerings related to healthcare management and leadership. I have designed and instructed health care innovation and service design courses since 2006, and also created and teach a course on climate change and healthcare organizations. My teaching focuses on providing our next generation of health care leaders with the abilities to make our health care system work better for people who need care. In addition, I also continue to work with health care organizations on how to design and deliver better services for their customers.
Awards & Recognition
Inaugural Alumni Innovator Award from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (2014) Fast Company Innovation by Design Award (2016) HXR Design for Health Award (2016)
Research
Publications
See a full list of my publications
Allwood D, Koka S, Armbruster R, et al "Leadership for careful and kind care" BMJ Leader, 04 August 2021
Armbruster RR, Begun JW, Duncan AK. "An in-house learning laboratory for patient-centered innovation" Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2009 Jan-Feb 2009 31(1):10-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2009.
Teaching
Courses
PubH 6528: Climate Change and Healthcare Organizations
PubH 6565 - Innovation of Healthcare Services
PubH 7565 - Innovation of Healthcare Services
PubH 7566: Healthcare Leadership Capstone